PLUS (PT)

Dialogue"Thomas Keneally: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference"
Host Marcia Franklin talks with the author of Schindler's Ark, the basis for the Oscar-winning movie, Schindler's List. The Australian writer, who is of Irish ancestry, has recently published The Tyrant's Novel, an account of the Irish diaspora.G

7:30 am

Outdoor Idaho"Canyonlands Calling"
Cameras roam desert expanses, narrow canyons, mountains and rock formations of the southwest corner of Idaho. Participants reveal how eight years of collaborative effort among many interests can culminate in the federal Owyhee Initiative that includes many uses, including designated wilderness.G

8:00 am

Oregon Field Guide"BLM Crime/Primative Living"
A BLM ranger helps protect central Oregon's scenery from the ravages that seem to go along with growth. A flint-knapping gathering at Glass Buttes shows how people might have lived in primitive days.G

8:30 am

Roadtrip Nation
In Fort Collins, Colorado, Calvin, Tina, and Vanessa stop to have a pint with Jennifer Orgolini, Sustainability Director, and Bryan Simpson, Media Relations Director, of New Belgium Brewing Company. The team then proceeds to Kansas City to interview Greg Carroll, CEO of the American Jazz Museum. Across town, they are also able to connect with Michelle Dreher, printmaker, owner, and operator of Two Tone Press. D

9:00 am

Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers"Deep Crisis"
Alan meets with biologists who are attempting to learn how endangered salmon and heavily fished giant bluefin tuna use their vast habitat. They also debate if these long-distance ocean travelers can be saved.G

10:00 am

NOVA"Ancient Computer"
NOVA follows the detective work required to discover what may be the world's first computer, an unpromising-looking lump of metal found in 1901 in a 2,000-year-old shipwreck. Researchers used data from high-resolution, 360-degree X-ray scans to decipher markings in the corroded bronze fragments to determine that it is an astronomical calculator and eclipse predictor.G

11:00 am

Wild!"In The Company of Moose"
Biologist Vic VanBallenberghe has spent more time living with wild moose than anyone in the world. So much time in fact that he was absent for much of the childhood of his only son. Determined to learn more about the father he hardly knows, Vic's son, documentary filmmaker Jonathan VanBallenberghe, chronicles a season of his father's research at Denali National Park in Alaska and tells the story through his film. While capturing the most extensive, amazing, and up-close HD footage of moose ever caught on film and learning about this majestic animal, Jonathan recognizes the significance of Vic's life work, and a gap is bridged between father and son.G

12:00 pm

Globe Trekker"Eastern Canada"
Our 3,000km journey starts on the Avalon Peninsula, in Newfoundland & Labrador, the oldest and most easterly part of North America. Though it was the first province discovered by Europeans, it was the last to join Canada in 1949 - a testimony to its independent spirit.G

1:00 pm

Need to Know
MARIA HINOJOSA ANCHORS. Need to Know examines how behavioral economics is being utilized to encourage low-income workers to save. Correspondent William Brangham reports from Vermont how workers who have repaid emergency loans through automatic paycheck deductions continue to take the lower amount in their paychecks and save the difference after the loan is paid off. D

Biz Kid$"Understanding Business Ethics"
Do the right thing! You'll learn with the Biz Kids as they examine several aspects of ethics in business. You'll also see the downside of not following ethical business practices. In this episode you will discover what it means for management to lead by example, and how employees must take responsibility for their behavior. D

2:30 pm

Oregon Field Guide"Public Land Fees/Coast Range Waterfalls/Malheur"
The show discusses fees for public land use, visits the Coast Range waterfalls and presents a photo essay of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.G

Rick Steves' Europe"Basque Country"
Rick visits the proud and resilient Basque people's homeland, which is split between France and Spain. From his base in San Sebastian, Rick tours the ancient Basque capital of Gernika, the dazzling Guggenheim Modern in Bilbao, and then crosses into France for more Basque Country charms. From tapa bars to lightning-fast jai alai games, he shares the experiences of Basque culture.G

4:00 pm

NOVA"Ancient Computer"
NOVA follows the detective work required to discover what may be the world's first computer, an unpromising-looking lump of metal found in 1901 in a 2,000-year-old shipwreck. Researchers used data from high-resolution, 360-degree X-ray scans to decipher markings in the corroded bronze fragments to determine that it is an astronomical calculator and eclipse predictor.G

History Detectives
The detectives investigate whether a biography of frontiersman Kit Carson once belonged to members of his family; seek the meaning behind an inscription on sheet music of "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"; and examine whether a basket might have been woven by a pivotal character in the Modoc Indian wars. The show also revisits the story of a saddle found in Idaho that is intertwined with the story of early Hollywood stunt man Yakima Canutt.G

8:00 pm

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Actor Derek Jacobi narrates this portrait of Greene, an author, British spy, doubting Catholic and manic-depressive, who wrote critically acclaimed best-sellers, including The Quiet American, Brighton Rock, The End of the Affair and The Third Man. Actor Bill Nighy provides Greene's voice as the documentary weaves the author's novels and movies into the story of his life and reveals the man who traveled the globe to escape the boredom of ordinary existence.G

History Detectives
The detectives investigate whether a biography of frontiersman Kit Carson once belonged to members of his family; seek the meaning behind an inscription on sheet music of "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"; and examine whether a basket might have been woven by a pivotal character in the Modoc Indian wars. The show also revisits the story of a saddle found in Idaho that is intertwined with the story of early Hollywood stunt man Yakima Canutt.G